‘Her keen eye, sensitivity to form and ability to capture the spirit and materiality of a building have contributed so much to the culture of architecture and I am delighted she has won this year’s Ada Louise Huxtable Prize.’

Reacting to her win, Binetsaid: ‘It is wonderful to be put forward for this award, and it is an honour to be among such wonderful ladies.’

Binet’s photography has been exhibited across the world and is included in the permanent collection of New York’s Museum of Modern Art.

In 2015, Binet won the Excellence in Photography award from the Julius Shulman Institute while her contribution to architecture was recognised in 2007 when the RIBA made her an honorary fellow.

The Ada Louise Huxtable Prize, named after the New York Times’ first full-time architecture critic, is open to critics, politicians, clients and planners, or anyone influencing architectural culture.

Last year, Dutch artist Madelon Vriesendorp was awarded the prize in recognition of her collaboration with architects throughout her career, from Rem Koolhaas and OMA to Lina Bo Bardi and Assemble.

Other past winners include British sculptor Rachel Whiteread (2017) former director of the Serpentine Galleries Julia Peyton-Jones (2016) and architectural patron Jane Priestman in 2015.